The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-03-05
OVER THE STATE.

L. OtaHOEu. ne Is now clIlLeu
of Colorado, where he is in the
merchantile business.
Major Dabney has covered the
front of the levee in front of town
with bagging to prevent the soft
ground from washing. The water
at present is too high to build the
break water for which the materi.
al is already on hand.-Friars
Point Gazette.
Mr.. Jake Scott, of the firm of
Scott & Simms, brickmakers, of
Greenyille, came to the city this
morning. Mr.. Scott is one of the
leading citizens of that flourlshing
town, and q courteous and genial
gentleman with all. - Vicksburg
Democrat.
We have never seen a better au-
dience assembled than that which
greeted Bill Arp on last Friday
night at the Opera House, and
from the time he opened his lips
to speak until he closed, they list
ened with unabated interest to the
mingling of wit and wisdom of
the distinguished Georgian.-Ya.
zoo City Herald.
Postal Clerk II. A. PEBBLES has
been transferred from the river
route. from Arkansas City to
Vicksburg, to the new established
mail line from Leland, Miss, to
Glen Allen, on the Greenville
branch Oh the L., N. o. u I. r. r.,
leaving Postal Clerks B. f. Graves
and A. M. Peyton on the 1ssa.
quena.-Commercinl Herald.
Dick Robinson, oolored who it
will be remembered shot John
Lewis, also colored, in the saloon
of Wesley Crayton the night be-
fore the election in June last on
the prohibition question, and who
made good his escape, and re.
turned about two months ago, and
was admitted to bail in the sum of
5000 for his appearance before the
circuit court ON the first Monday
in March, next, has, we learn,
come grief to in our neighboring
city of Greenville.
From the information received
by us, we learn that Richard stole
some money and was caught. He
is now serving out sentence on
the "farm" Of Charles III. Smith,
Esq, in Washington county. His
fine and costs amount to about
$35. He is liable to remain there
some time,-Vicksburg Democrat.
The bill providing for torms Of
the U. s. District conrt for tho
Southern District of ofMississippi, at
Vicksburg, passed on Saturday
last as amended by the Judiciary
committee of the Senate. The eff.
feet of this amendment is to con-
fer the privilege of terms of court
at Vicksburg, without giving to
such courts special territorial ia.
risdiction. In other words, there
is no sub district or subdivision
of the Southern District estab.
lished, but the privilege of fholding
terms of the court for the South.
ern District of Mississippi, at
Vicksburg, is given. The bill for
courts at Mississippi City, on the
South coast, if passed, will contain
the same provisions Aberdeen
Examiner.
Maj. j. NJ. Edwards is quoted by
the Times.Democrat as saying |:
"The earnings of the Mississippi
Valley Railroad last year exceeded
the most sanguine expectations Of
the owners. For the first two
months of the present year the
earnings of the road will be nearly
100000 more than the first two
months last year. We have just
closed with the Rogers Locomo.
tive Company for twenty addition
al locomotives and 500 box cars.
The people of Bolivar county are
negotiating TO vote the road a
large sum of money for the pur.
pose of building a branch of same
In Bolivar county, along the banks
OF the Mississippi river. During
the present season the L., n. o.
& L. has brought into New Or.
leans 100000 bales of cotton.
Especial to Times. Democrat
Jackson, Feb. 26.-Gov. Lowry
today appointed Hon. Look L.
Houston, of Aberdeen, Circuit
Judge of the First Judicial DIS.
trict of Mississippi, vice Judge ].
W. Buchanan, resigned. Judge
Houston has long been one of the
leading lawyers of the State. II
he accepts the position rendered
him the bar and people will be de.
lighted, and the already able judi.
CARY of the State strengthened
and honnrad Judoa Puohonoo